Iran to allow cameras at nuclear site, UN watchdog says

The Hill-Dec 15th 2021

The United Nations has reached a deal with Iran to replace cameras at an Iranian facility producing advanced centrifuges and other parts that enrich uranium for potential nuclear weapon development.

The International Atomic Energy Agency will reinstall cameras at the Karaj facility by the end of the month, which will replace those Iran had taken down in June after the complex was bombed in an attack Iranian officials blamed on Israel.

Under the deal, Iran will have some control of the footage as the UN will give the country a sample camera, as well as technical information, for knowledge on the review process.

AEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi, and the Head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, Mohammad Eslami, made the agreement on Wednesday and announced it in a press release on the agency’s website.

“The agreement with Iran on replacing surveillance cameras at the Karaj facility is an important development for the IAEA’s verification and monitoring activities in Iran. It will enable us to resume necessary continuity of knowledge at this facility,” Grossi said in a statement. “I sincerely hope that we can continue our constructive discussions to also address and resolve all outstanding safeguards issues in Iran.”Grossi also announce the deal on Twitter.